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Emily reacts to Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

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Inez Stepman joins Emily to argue that Trump’s blizzard of executive actions and budget cuts is the “revolution” Republicans promised their voters for years and never delivered. Stepman says Trump is firmly within his constitutional authority to reign in the power of the bureaucracy.

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Emily reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s first White House press briefing.

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Geoffrey Cain, policy director of the Tech Integrity Project and author of The Perfect Police State, joins Emily to discuss the rise of DeepSeek. Cain reacts to news of plunging tech stocks and makes the case for Trump’s Stargate announcement.

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Juan David Rojas joins Emily to analyze Trump’s feud with Colombian President Gustavo Petro over migrant deportations. Rojas argues that Trump’s easy win could backfire down the road if Colombia starts turning more to China.

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Independent journalist Zaid Jilani joins Emily to argue that Democrats should work with Republicans and Donald Trump. Jilani argues the two parties share enough overlap that bipartisan projects are achievable in the months ahead.

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Carl Cannon, Washington bureau chief at RealClearPolitics, joins Emily to reflect on whether the media will change its strategy during Trump’s second term in office. Cannon also explains why the cultural energy around Trump’s return to Washington rivals the Reagan Revolution of the 1980s.

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Shelby Talcott, White House reporter at Semafor, joins Emily to share what sources inside Trump world are saying about Vivek Ramaswamy’s exit from DOGE. Talcott explains how the White House intends DOGE to support its mission of making massive spending cuts.

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Sohrab Ahmari joins Emily with reporting from inside the arena during Donald Trump's inauguration. Ahmari reveals how Trump's biggest supporters reacted to his earliest moments of his second presidency.

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